Compass Primary Academy
Windmill Avenue, Kettering, NN15 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Jo Fallowell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 143025
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536532707
About this school
Compass Primary Academy is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 403 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 80% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 93% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 90% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 93% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Compass Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 423 |
| 2023/24 | 450 |
| 2024/25 | 432 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Compass Primary Academy compares
Compass Primary Academy ranked 75th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.5% | 31.8% | 403 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 76% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 257 | 0.4 miles |
| Millbrook Junior School | 54% | 4.7% | 14.8% | 397 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.3% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| Millbrook Infant School | — | 6.2% | 10.1% | 233 | 0.6 miles |
| Hawthorn Community Primary School | 69% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 312 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.82%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 7.53%
- Persistent absence
- 22.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Millbrook Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Millbrook Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Hawthorn Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Compass Primary Academy ranks 30th of the 35 ranked primary schools in Kettering.
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primary
- Brambleside Primary School Primary
- Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broughton Primary School Primary
- Cranford CofE Primary School Primary
- Geddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary Academy Primary
- Great Addington CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Compass Primary Academy teach?
- Compass Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the principal of Compass Primary Academy?
- The principal of Compass Primary Academy is Mrs Jo Fallowell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Compass Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Compass Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Compass Primary Academy?
- Compass Primary Academy has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Compass Primary Academy full?
- Compass Primary Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 403 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Compass Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Compass Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Compass Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Compass Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Compass Primary Academy?
- Compass Primary Academy is part of THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Compass Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Compass Primary Academy rank locally?
- Compass Primary Academy ranked 75th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Compass Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Compass Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Compass Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 2 July 2026.